Card
Lu Xun, Scholar General
Mana cost {2}{U}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier 1/3
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) Whenever Lu Xun deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 5 known combos. 2 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · CMA · #41
- Cheapest printing
- €0.20
- EDHREC salt
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- Color identity
- Blue
- Keywords
- Horsemanship
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
5 known combos.
- Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter + Hermetic Study
Produces: Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter + Psionic Gift
Produces: Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - Lu Xun, Scholar General + Mind Over Matter + Viridian Longbow
Produces: Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite self-discard triggers
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast
Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach. - 2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast
Lu Xun's second ability triggers whenever it deals damage to an opponent for any reason. It's not limited to combat damage.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast